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Where does “setri” come from?

setri (Finnish) comes from Swedish ceder, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

setri (Finnish): cedar

Definitions

  1. cedar

Ancestry of “setri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcedercedar
2Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “setri”

  • setriseitikki
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